3655 results about "Hydrogen production" patented technology

Hydrogen is produced from solid or liquid carbon-containing fuels in a two-step process. The fuel is gasified with hydrogen in a hydrogenation reaction to produce a methane-rich gaseous reaction product, which is then reacted with water and calcium oxide in a hydrogen production and carbonation reaction to produce hydrogen and calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate may be continuously removed from the hydrogen production and carbonation reaction zone and calcined to regenerate calcium oxide, which may be reintroduced into the hydrogen production and carbonation reaction zone. Hydrogen produced in the hydrogen production and carbonation reaction is more than sufficient both to provide the energy necessary for the calcination reaction and also to sustain the hydrogenation of the coal in the gasification reaction. The excess hydrogen is available for energy production or other purposes. Substantially all of the carbon introduced as fuel ultimately emerges from the invention process in a stream of substantially pure carbon dioxide. The water necessary for the hydrogen production and carbonation reaction may be introduced into both the gasification and hydrogen production and carbonation reactions, and allocated so as transfer the exothermic heat of reaction of the gasification reaction to the endothermic hydrogen production and carbonation reaction.

The invention discloses an instant hydrogen-production power generation system and method. The system comprises a hydrogen-production subsystem, a power generation subsystem and a collection and utilization subsystem, wherein the hydrogen-production subsystem, power generation subsystem and collection and utilization subsystem are connected sequentially; the hydrogen-production subsystem uses methanol water to produce hydrogen, and transfers the produced hydrogen to the power generation subsystem in time through a transfer pipeline for power generation; and the collection and utilization subsystem is connected with an exhaust channel outlet of the power generation subsystem, and is used for collecting water from discharged gas or collecting water as the raw material of the hydrogen-production subsystem. The system and method can collect residual gas discharged from the power generation subsystem, and extract hydrogen, oxygen and water from the residual gas; and the hydrogen and oxygen can be combusted to release heat so as to provide heat energy for the power generation subsystem, and the water can be transferred to the hydrogen-production subsystem for cyclic utilization, so that the system does not need any additional water source. The system and method can enhance the power generation efficiency of the system and save the energy source.

The present invention relates to a 2-mode processes for preparing gaseous products, and in particular a hydrogen product stream, via the hydromethanation of carbonaceous feedstocks in the presence of steam, carbon monoxide, hydrogen and a hydromethanation catalyst in a first mode, and a partial oxidation of methane in a second mode.

An array of solar powered photovoltaic modules is optimally oriented and operated to provide more electrical energy for uses such as powering an electrolyzer system for hydrogen production. The array is positioned with its light receiving surface at an optimal angle, preferably a continually changing angle determined by two-axis solar tracking, when continually measured solar irradiance indicates suitable sunlight, and at a horizontal position when measured solar irradiance indicates excessive atmospheric cloudiness.

An energy distribution network is provided including an energy source; a hydrogen production facility connected to the energy source; a recipient for hydrogen from the hydrogen production facility; and a controller. The controller controls the production of hydrogen by the hydrogen production facility based on inputs including energy resource availability.

A hydrogel composition for photocatalytic hydrogen production and storage. The composition containing a graphene, a TiO₂ nanotube array, and a carbon quantum dot defines a three-dimensional porous and continuous cross-linked structure. Also disclosed is a method of producing this composition.

A versatile turbine suitable for both hydraulic and pneumatic applications. The turbine's blades are affixed to the inner surface of a cylindrical shell which is free to rotate about an outside supporting structure. Rotational energy is transferred from the outer surface of the rotating cylindrical shell, usually by means of a gear; however, there may be applications better suited for a pulley means of transfer. The vacant central axis of rotation can be closed, by incorporating taller blades to achieve a larger surface area, resulting in greater efficiency, or open, by means of shorter blades forming a hole with the distal edges of the blades, to allow for passing fish and or debris to safely exit. The preferred embodiment further includes a means for electricity generation, water purification, and hydrogen production.

The invention relates to hydrogen production and hydrogen storage technologies and materials, in particular to a catalyst for catalytic hydrolysis of borane for the hydrogen production and a preparation method thereof, thereby solving the problems that the direct application of powder catalyst in a catalytic hydrolysis solid-liquid reaction system can cause the loss of the catalyst, the catalytic hydrolysis reaction is difficult to control and the hydrolysis by-products are difficult to be recovered, etc. The catalyst is composed of an active component and a carrier; the active component is a binary, ternary or multinary alloy or a single precious metal or the combination thereof which is composed of one or more transition metals, rare earth metals or precious metals and metalloids; the active component is deposited on the carrier through the improved chemical plating technology, the surface thereof is rough and porous, and the structure of the prepared catalyst is the amorphous or the nanocrystalline structure. The preparation method has simple preparation process, high preparation efficiency and convenient large-scale preparation; the sources of the used raw materials are rich; the catalytic activity of the prepared supported catalyst is high, the real-time control of the catalytic hydrolysis reaction of the borane can be realized, the catalytic performance is stable, and the catalyst can be repeatedly used for a plurality of times.

A process of oil refining and gasification comprising the steps of, (1) petroleum hydrocarbon and coke transfer agent contacting and reacting in reactor, (2) separating produced reaction oil gas and residual coke transfer agent after reaction, (3) coke transfer agent contacting water vapor and oxygen-containing gas under gasification condition to produce formed gas, (4) returning the regenerated coke transfer agent back to reactor in step (1) for circulation use. The process by the invention can not only improve the quality of heavy petroleum hydrocarbon, but also provide cheap raw material gas for hydrogen production process or C1 chemistry.

A method is provided for operating a hydroelectric power generating facility configured for operating in first and second operating modes. The facility includes a turbine driven power generating unit receiving a flow of water through an upstream conduit to generate electrical power. The method comprises computing a first economic value for the generated electrical power when operating in the first operating mode, and computing a second economic value for the generated electrical power when operating in the second operating mode. The method further comprises comparing the first economic value with the second economic value to identify the operating mode that provides the higher economic value, and operating the turbine facility in the identified operating mode.

An energy conversion system may include a stationary structure, a rotatable structure configured to rotate relative to the stationary structure, wherein the rotatable structure defines an axis of rotation. The system may further include at least one blade member mounted to and extending radially outward from the rotatable structure, the at least one blade member being configured to interact with fluid currents flowing in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation to cause the rotatable structure to rotate about the axis of rotation, and at least one bearing mechanism disposed to provide at least one of a radial and axial bearing between the rotatable structure and the stationary structure as the rotatable structure rotates about the stationary structure. The system may be configured to convert rotation of the rotatable structure to at least one of electricity and hydrogen production.

An integrated process for hydrogen gas production includes:

• • a. operating a water electrolysis cell with an external source of electricity to produce oxygen and hydrogen;
  • b. optionally operating an air separation unit to produce additional oxygen for the process;
  • c. introducing a hydrocarbon feedstock into a membrane wall gasification reactor with an ash-forming material and steam, and oxygen from the electrolysis cell and, optionally, oxygen from the air separation unit to produce hot raw synthesis gas;
  • d. passing the hot raw synthesis gas from the gasification reactor to a steam-generating heat exchanger to produce steam and a cooled raw synthesis gas;
  • e. introducing the steam generated in the heat exchanger into a turbine to produce electricity to operate the electrolysis cell; and
  • f. recovering the hydrogen gas from the water electrolysis cell and, optionally, subjecting the synthesis gas to a water-gas shift reaction to increase the hydrogen content and recovering the hydrogen.

Hydrogen generation assemblies, hydrogen purification devices, and their components, and methods of manufacturing those assemblies, devices, and components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a vaporization region with packing material configured to transfer heat from a heated exhaust stream to a liquid-containing feed stream, and/or an insulation base adjacent a combustion region and configured to reduce external temperature of an enclosure. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a cooling block configured to maintain an igniter assembly in thermal communication with a feed stream conduit, an igniter assembly including a catalytic coating, and/or a fuel stream distribution assembly. In some embodiments, the assemblies may include a heat conducting assembly configured to conduct heat from external heaters to an enclosure portion. In some embodiments, the devices may include frames with membrane support structures and/or may include a microscreen structure configured to prevent intermetallic diffusion.

A photo-electrolytic catalyst system which comprises two materials: (a) a semiconductor material with a non-zero energy gap Eg which, in response to an incident radiation having an energy greater than Eg, generates electron-hole pairs as charge carriers; and (b) a facilitating material in electronic contact with the semiconductor material to facilitate separation of the radiation-generated electrons from the holes to reduce the probability of charge carrier recombinations The catalyst makes use of both majority and minority charge carriers to promote photo-electrolysis reactions for producing hydrogen directly from water or an aqueous electrolyte at higher rates and improved efficiencies.

The invention discloses a copolymerization modified graphite-phase carbon nitride nanosheet visible-light-driven photocatalyst as well as a preparation method and an application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of material preparation and photocatalysis. The graphite-phase carbon nitride nanosheet visible-light-driven photocatalyst which adopts a nanosheet structure and synthesized with a copolymerization method is formed by taking urea and different small organic molecule monomers as precursors through the high-temperature copolymerization action. The prepared graphite-phase carbon nitride has a lower-dimension nanosheet microstructure and a proper band gap; compared with conventional bulk-phase carbon nitride, the graphite-phase carbon nitride effectively increases the specific surface area, enhances the utilization rate of sunlight, and has efficient photocatalysis hydrogen production performance in visible light. According to the copolymerization modified graphite-phase carbon nitride nanosheet visible-light-driven photocatalyst, the synthetic process is simple, the cost is low, the catalytic efficiency is high, the actual production requirements are met, and the photocatalyst has broad application prospects in the field of photocatalysis.

A high energy transport gas and a method to transport the high energy transport gas are used to increase the energy content of a pipeline and other vessels that are designed to carry natural gas under ambient conditions, in a compressed state or in a liquefied state. Methane and other gases are used as the feedstock, with methane from natural gas fields, coal beds or derived from hydrogen reacting with coal being primary energy sources. Also, this gas and method can provide an abundant source for hydrogen production, and the energy from hydrogen can be used for fuel cell applications that generate electricity and power motor vehicles. This gas and method are capable of increasing the energy capacity of current natural gas pipelines and other storage and transport vessels.

The invention discloses a membrane separator for methyl alcohol water hydrogen production equipment and a fabrication method of the membrane separator. The method comprises the following steps that Step S1, a metal palladium membrane tube and a ceramic membrane tube are fabricated respectively; Step S2, set packing is filled in joint parts at one end of the metal palladium membrane tube and one end of the ceramic membrane tube; an expansion coefficient of the packing falls in between those of a metal palladium membrane tube material and a ceramic membrane tube material; and Step S3, the packing is sintered on site at 50-1000 DEG C, and solidified; and the joint parts of the metal palladium membrane tube and the ceramic membrane tube are sealed. With the adoption of the fabrication method of the membrane separator for the methyl alcohol water hydrogen production equipment, the membrane separator with good sealability can be fabricated, so that the preparation efficiency of hydrogen is ensured.

Photocatalytic water splitting is employed as a method to directly obtain clean hydrogen from solar radiation by using hybrid nanoparticles with metallic cores and semiconductor photocatalytic shells. Efficient unassisted overall photocatalytic splitting of water is based on resonant absorption from surface plasmon in metal core/semiconductor shell hybrid nanoparticles, which can extend the absorption spectra further towards the visible-near infrared range, thus dramatically increasing the solar energy conversion efficiency. When used in combination with scintillator nanoparticles, the hybrid photocatalytic nanoparticles can be used for conversion of nuclear energy into hydrogen.

A method of operating an integrated hydrogen production and processing system is provided. The method includes operating an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen from water and utilizing heat generated from the electrolyzer to increase a temperature of an electrolyte in a first mode of operation. The method also includes heating the electrolyte in a second mode of operation by extracting heat from a hydrogen compressor to increase or maintain the temperature of the electrolyte during periods when electrolysis is not performed in the electrolyzer or during startup of the electrolyzer.

The present invention discloses one kind of supercritical water catalytic coal and biomass gasifying process and apparatus for producing hydrogen. The apparatus has material feeder with one inlet connected to the outlet of the material pump and the other inlet connected to the outlet of feeding tank, pre-heater with outlet connected to the preheated water inlet and inlet connected to the outlet of inner pipe outlet of the cooler, cooler with inlet connected to the inlet of water pump, water pump with outlet connected to the water tank, cooler jacket with outlet connected to the inlet of the first filter and the inlet of the second filter, and back pressure valve with inlet connected to the outlets of the first filter and the second filter. The present invention has special heating mode for fast heating of the reaction material, raised hydrogen content in the gas product, raised CO2 content in the gas product, and easy separation of CO2 and feeding of CO2 to the processing terminal. The present invention is simple, effective and feasible.

The invention discloses a preparation method for a NiCoP nanowire electro-catalytic electrode. A NiCo salt nanowire is adopted as a phosphorization precursor, hypophosphite is used as a phosphorus source, and the phosphorization process of the NiCo salt nanowire is achieved by controlling the annealing technique in a stored program control tube type annealing furnace. The diameter of the NiCoP nanowire obtained through the method is 140 nanometers, the length of the obtained NiCoP nanowire is about 3.2 micrometers, and the surface of the nanowire is roughly and evenly grown on a 3D netty foamed nickel substrate, so that the specific surface area and the electric conductivity of an electro-catalytic material are effectively improved, and the electro-catalytic hydrogen evolution performance and stability of an electrode material are improved. The electro-catalytic hydrogen production performance of the electrode is tested in 1M of a KOH electrolyte, the overpotential under the electric current density of 10 mA/cm<2> is 109 mV, and the Tafel slope is 88.5 mV/dec, so that the material has the superior electro-catalytic hydrogen production performance compared with common electro-catalytic hydrogen evolution materials. Meanwhile, the preparation technique is simple, the equipment requirement is conventional, reactive materials are abundant, price is low, and the electrode is environmentally friendly.

A system for generating hydrogen is provided which includes at least one vessel which floats in water. At least one sail for capturing wind to move the vessel reciprocally along a substantially linear path is mounted on the vessel. A power generation system is provided for converting movement of the vessel relative to the water into electricity. And an onboard hydrogen production system produces hydrogen by electrolysis using the electricity generated by the power generation system.

A method and system for hydrogen production in which a feedstock of at least one biodegradable solid is introduced into a first stage anaerobic bioreactor and a liquid effluent formed. The liquid effluent is transferred into a second stage anaerobic bioreactor having a plurality of hollow semipermeable fibers having an outer surface coated with a biofilm formed by at least one hydrogenogenic bacteria, which forms hydrogen gas within the lumen of the hollow semipermeable fibers. The hydrogen thus produced is removed from the lumen of the hollow semipermeable fibers.

A syngas treatment plant is configured to remove sulfurous compounds and carbon dioxide from shifted or un-shifted syngas in a configuration having a decarbonization section and a desulfurization section. Most preferably, the solvent in the decarbonization section is regenerated and cooled by flashing, while the solvent is regenerated in the desulfurization section via stripping using external heat, and it is still further preferred that carbonylsulfide is removed in the desulfurization section via hydrolysis, and that the so produced hydrogen sulfide is removed in a downstream absorber.

The invention discloses a preparation method for a self-supporting metal-doped cobalt phosphide nano structure and an application of the self-supporting metal-doped cobalt phosphide nano structure as a catalytic electrode in water electrolytic hydrogen production, and belongs to the technical field of hydrogen energy and fuel cells. According to the invention, a metal element is firstly used as a doping agent for introducing cobalt phosphide, in-situ growth, on the surface of a collector, of the cobalt phosphide is realized, the catalytic activity and the structural stability are improved, the problem that a powder catalyst needs a polymer binder for being effectively fixed on the surface of the electrode is solved, and therefore, the self-supporting metal-doped cobalt phosphide nano structure is suitable for large-scale industrial hydrogen production application.

The invention provides methods and compositions for engineering cells to generate large amounts of hydrogen. Genes that are involved in hydrogen production pathways and genes that are upregulated when cells are exposed to conditions conducive to the generation of hydrogen are mutagenized according to disclosed protocols. Microbes containing nucleic acid constructs are screened or selected for the ability to generate an increased amount of hydrogen. Methods of producing hydrogen are also disclosed.

A hydrogen production method and facility in which a synthesis gas stream produced by the gasification of a carbonaceous substance is processed within a synthesis gas processing unit in which the carbon monoxide content is reacted with steam to produce additional hydrogen that is removed by a pressure swing adsorption unit. The tail gas from the pressure swing adsorption unit is further reformed with the addition of a hydrocarbon containing stream in a steam methane reforming system, further shifted to produce further additional hydrogen. The further hydrogen is then separated in another pressure swing adsorption unit.

The invention belongs to the technical fields of material sciences and electro-catalytic hydrogen production, and particularly relates to a nickel-iron hydrotalcite based electro-catalytic oxygen evolution electrode and preparation thereof, wherein the nickel-iron hydrotalcite based electro-catalytic oxygen evolution electrode can be used in an electrolytic water oxygen evolution reaction in an alkaline medium. An electrode system takes a nickel-iron hydrotalcite structure as a catalytic activity center and takes nickel foam as an electrode material; in the alkaline medium, the nickel-iron hydrotalcite based electro-catalytic oxygen evolution electrode can efficiently electrolyze water to prepare oxygen, the overall overcurrent polishing of electrolytic water is reduced greatly, and good stability is showed; according to the preparation technology of the nickel-iron hydrotalcite based electro-catalytic oxygen evolution electrode, a nickel-iron hydrotalcite composite structure is grownon the nickel foam base through an in-situ electrodeposition method; and the resources of required raw materials are wide, the price is low, the technology is mature and stable, operation is easy, convenient and fast, controllability is high, the process does not produce poison, and the nickel-iron hydrotalcite based electro-catalytic oxygen evolution electrode is suitable for mass production andthe industrial electrolytic water reaction.

The invention provides a carbon fiber supported cobalt sulfide nanosheet catalyst and application thereof and belongs to the technical field of synthesis and application of catalysts. Firstly, metallic cobalt salt and a sulfur source are dissolved in ethylene glycol, then the solution is fed into a reaction kettle with a polytetrafluoroethylene liner, and a carbon-based conductive material is added and then is processed at a certain temperature to obtain the carbon fiber supported cobalt sulfide nanosheet catalyst. The carbon fiber supported cobalt sulfide nanosheet catalyst is prepared by adopting a solvothermal method through one step, and the synthesis method is moderate and simple, has no high device requirement and is suitable for scale production. In addition, synthesis raw materials are cheap, the controllability is high, and the reproducibility of sample properties is good. What's emphasized is that more catalytic active sites can be exposed and electric catalytic cracking hydrogen production performance of the cobalt sulfide can be greatly improved through combination of cobalt sulfide nanosheets generated in situ and the flexible three-dimensional structure of carbon fiber.

Low-energy, low-capital hydrogen production is disclosed. A reforming exchanger 14 is placed in parallel with an autothermal reformer (ATR) 10 to which are supplied a preheated steam-hydrocarbon mixture. An air-steam mixture is supplied to the burner/mixer of the ATR 10 to obtain a syngas effluent at 650°-1050° C. The effluent from the ATR is used to heat the reforming exchanger, and combined reformer effluent is shift converted and separated into a mixed gas stream and a hydrogen-rich product stream. High capital cost equipment such as steam-methane reformer and air separation plant are not required.